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Bessie Carter

Bessie Carter

Acting

Biography

Bessie Carter is an English actress. She is known for her role as Evie Wilcox on the BBC television series Howards End (2017) and Prudence Featherington on the Netflix series Bridgerton.

Known For

Bridgerton
8.1

Wealth, lust, and betrayal set in the backdrop of Regency era England, seen through the eyes of the powerful Bridgerton family.

Bridgerton

2020
The One Show
4.4

A topical magazine-style daily television programme broadcast live on BBC One.

The One Show

2006
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
2.8

The big names behind the big stories. Laura Kuenssberg talks to those making the news, inside and outside politics.

Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

2022
Les Misérables
7.3

An adaptation of the successful stage musical based on Victor Hugo's classic novel set in 19th-century France. Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless policeman named Javert. The pursuit consumes both men's lives, and soon Valjean finds himself in the midst of the student revolutions in France.

Les Misérables

2012
Outrageous
7.0

Based on the story of the Mitford sisters, six sisters who refused to play by the rules and whose often-scandalous lives made headlines around the world. Set in the 1930s, it is a tale of betrayal, scandal, heartache and even imprisonment.

Outrageous

2025
A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story
6.5

A 1950s true crime drama about Ruth Ellis, the last woman in Britain to be hanged. This startling story reveals hidden truths about Ruth's murder of her lover, the legal case surrounding it and those who were also complicit.

A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story

2025
Howards End
7.0

The social and class divisions in early 20th century England through the intersection of three families - the wealthy Wilcoxes, the gentle and idealistic Schlegels and the lower-middle class Basts.

Howards End

2017
The Good Liar
6.7

Career con man Roy sets his sights on his latest mark: recently widowed Betty, worth millions. And he means to take it all. But as the two draw closer, what should have been another simple swindle takes on the ultimate stakes.

The Good Liar

2019
Beecham House
7.0

On the cusp of the 19th century in Delhi, we follow the fortunes of the residents of the titular mansion. The story begins as handsome and soulful former English soldier John Beecham has acquired the house to start a new life for his family and a business as a trader.

Beecham House

2019
National Theatre Live: All My Sons
8.5

America, 1947. Despite hard choices and even harder knocks, Joe and Kate Keller are a success story. They have built a home, raised two sons and established a thriving business. But nothing lasts forever and their contented lives, already shadowed by the loss of their eldest boy to war, are about to shatter. With the return of a figure from the past, long buried truths are forced to the surface and the price of their American dream is laid bare.

National Theatre Live: All My Sons

2019
National Theatre Live: Dear Octopus
N/A

When a golden wedding anniversary reunites the Randolph family on the eve of WWII, Dora and Charles must reckon with the adults their children have become. Their children, meanwhile, are haunted by the memory of the family they once were. As the weekend's celebrations unfold, the family walks a tightrope between intimacy and estrangement, camaraderie and rivalry, love and hate. Heartbreaking and joyful, this captivating revival of Dodie Smith's play is a moving dissection of family and what it means to grow up and return home.

National Theatre Live: Dear Octopus

2024
Pigs
N/A

A young woman arrives home for dinner, only to discover that she's been banned from having a glass of wine.

Pigs

2024
National Theatre Live: Mrs. Warren's Profession
N/A

Vivie Warren is a woman ahead of her time. Her mother, however, is a product of that old patriarchal order. Exploiting it has earned Mrs. Warren a fortune – but at what cost?

National Theatre Live: Mrs. Warren's Profession

2025
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N/A

The lives of the six Mitford sisters

Outrageous